The HopeWorks Connection - OM for/pour SoundCheck

The HopeWorks Connection - OM for/pour SoundCheck

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$210,000
Duration36 months
Year2017-2018
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Newcomer youth
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $210,000 grant over 36 months to provide a safe space for Black and racialized youth ages 15 to 25 in Toronto’s Weston Road-Mt. Dennis area to participate in music, access instruments and gain mentorship. Black youth will have daily access to a safe space that will help build bonds and foster a collaborative atmosphere to build healthy relationships using music as a catalyst.
Grant resultYouth form and maintain healthy, close relationships
Grant statusClosed